self-denial

English

Etymology

self- +‎ denial

Noun

self-denial (countable and uncountable, plural self-denials)

1. Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.

   Synonyms: self-abnegation, self-sacrifice

Translations

action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others

• Bulgarian: самопоже́ртвование n (samopožértvovanie), себеотричание (sebeotričanie)
• Czech: sebezapření (cs) n
• Dutch: zelfverloochening (nl) f
• French: abnégation (fr)
• German: Selbstverleugnung (de) f
• Greek: αυταπάρνηση (el) f (aftapárnisi)
• Ido: abnego (io)
• Irish: féindiúltú m, staonadh m
• Italian: abnegazione (it) f
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: abnegação (pt) f
• Russian: самопоже́ртвование (ru) n (samopožértvovanije), самоограниче́ние (ru) n (samoograničénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: féin-àicheadh m
• Spanish: abnegación (es) f

refusal to recognize unpleasant realities

• German: Selbstverleugnung (de) f
• Russian: самоотрече́ние (ru) n (samootrečénije)